Teen Truth: An Inside Look at Body Image

-- School Library Journal, 11/12/2009

Teen Truth: An Inside Look at Body Image. DVD. 23 min. with tchr’s. guide. Human Relations Media (hrmvideo.com). 2009. ISBN 978-1-55548-398-0. $139.95. 

Gr 7 Up–This powerful film begins by defining  body image as “a picture of one’s own physical look established by self-observation and by noting the reactions of others.” Bold graphics and colorful images create an attention-grabbing introductory montage. Teens with eating and/or body image problems frankly describe issues related to the desire of girls to be thin and the desire of boys to be bigger, faster, and stronger. They discuss dangerous behaviors such as bulimia, binge eating, and the use of steroids. A video clip of a freelance digital artist who airbrushes and tweaks photos of the posteriors of celebrities helps to debunk the myth about those perfect body images that have been foisted upon teens by the media. Professionals in the field also offer input and possible solutions. This compelling program can be used by school counselors and health and family and consumer science teachers to make students aware of the dangers of negative body image.–Patricia McClune, Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster, PA

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